Mehedi Hasan

Mehedi Hasan

Ph.D. Student

Mehedi Hasan earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Statistics from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, where his research focused on health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the demographic determinants of fertility. During his studies, he developed strong expertise in statistical modeling, epidemiology, and public health applications of statistics.

Before joining Georgia State University, Mehedi worked as a Research Data Analyst at the Global Health Research Center of Daffodil International University and as a Research Intern at the BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health. Most recently, he served as a Research Assistant on the World Bank–funded COVID-19 Emergency Response and Pandemic Preparedness (ERPP) project under the Directorate General of Health Services in Bangladesh, where he contributed to survey design, data analysis, training, and statistical reporting to support national-level decision-making.

His research has resulted in several peer-reviewed publications, including studies on disability-free life expectancy, spatial modeling of dengue fever, and spatio-temporal disease mapping. He has also led training workshops on epidemiological methods and statistical software, reflecting his passion for teaching and knowledge sharing.

Mehedi is currently a full-time Ph.D. student in the Public Health program with a concentration in Epidemiology at Georgia State University under the supervision of Dr. Alexander Kirpich, where he also serves as a Graduate Research Assistant. His research interests include infectious disease modeling, spatial epidemiology, Bayesian methods, and applications of biostatistics in global health.